NEW YORK | Thirteen Seeds took part in a public speaking workshop in New York City on November 6 hosted by Ben Squires, Manager of Public Policy for Arconic.
The workshop brought together New York City Seeds and American Seeds for a day of public speaking training and storytelling framing. The workshop focused on what makes compelling communication, as well as how to frame one’s story and how to make your message land with an audience.
To practice these skills, each Seed presented for 2-3 minutes on a topic he or she is passionate about. After each presentation, the rest of the group provided feedback. There were a variety of issues discussed, including women’s rights, opportunity, differences in community relations, post-Camp, career goals, ethnicity, and race.
The Seeds discussed their common struggles, as highlighted in the presentations.
“It was great to have commonalities of struggle highlighted within the group, enabling Seeds from different programs to relate to one another,” said Seeds of Peace’s Clarke Reeves, who organized the workshop.
This was also the first New York regional program where New York City Seeds and Seeds from the American Session worked together.
“Although there were small numbers, it was great to have the two cohorts begin a relationship,” said Reeves.